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German pro Pius Heinz wins WSOP

Pius Heinz became the first WSOP champion from Germany. The 22-year-old won $8.7 million after storming back from more than a 3-1 deficit in his heads-up battle against Martin Staszko. Read more »

Settling in with the November Nine

For a seventh year in a row, I'm covering the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event Championship. I'm fortunate to have witnessed the last final table inside Benny's Bullpen inside historic Binion's in 2005 when Joe Hachem got the sugar passed his way amidst an omnipresent chant of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy!" Read more »

Betting Guide to the 2011 November Nine

In case you were wondering, and I know many of you degenerates are always looking for excuses to gamble, here's the latest odds for the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table, otherwise known as the November Nine Read more »

Full Tilt Ponzi Poker

PokerStars is looking a helluva lot like Wall Street giant JP Morgan, compared to Full Tilt Poker mirroring JT Marlin, the chop house investment firm in the film Boiler Room. Read more »

The Legacies of Lanni

Terry Lanni quietly became a major figure in Las Vegas history. A month after his death saddened the city, we asked two historians to put his role in perspective. Read more »

Polishing the Palazzo

If you’ve been in the vicinity of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue lately, you might have noticed some work being done on the Venetian/Palazzo megacomplex. Read more »

2011 November Nine set

The moment you've all been waiting for -- the November Nine is final set. There's nine players remaining in the 2011 WSOP Main Event Championship. Play will be suspended until November, when everyone comes back to the Rio to slug it out for the bracelet and $8.7 million in cash. Read more »

Main Event Day 8: Buy the ticket, survive the ride

Off in the distance shortly before the bewitching hour of midnight, a muffled sound resembling a mixture of clapping and two squirrels fighting echoed from the far side of the room. Read more »

Main Event Day 6: House of the rising sun; NOLA's Ryan Lenaghan leads with 57 remaining

At the start to Day 6, I jotted down a couple of potential stories that I needed to keep a keen eye on. Read more »

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